The Home Secretary is understood to think that 'cultural sensitivities' prevented the police from tackling Leicester's 'slave' sweatshops. Tory MP Andrew Bridgen told The Sun he reckons there could be 10,000 'slaves' working in Leicester. One business owner running a shop in the North Evington area of Leicester has called for police to intervene in the situation. In 2018 the Financial Times reported that employers were getting around minimum wage rules by not paying workers for all the hours they put in. Ms Levitt will now review how compliant suppliers are with minimum wage and Covid standards.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2020 22:55 UTC